Jennifer Kalule-Musamba-the UNEB Principal Public Relations Officer The Minister for Education and Sports Mama Janet K. Museveni will officially release the results of the 2024 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) on Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 at State House Nakasero, Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has confirmed. In a statement dated January
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Rosemary Byanyima, the Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital Mulago Hospital is set to expand its organ transplant services by embarking on liver transplant in April 2025. Rosemary Byanyima, the Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital made the revelation while appearing before Parliament’s Health Committee where she was
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Minister Gen Katumba Wamala (2nd Left) and UCAA Director General, Fred Bammwesigye (2nd Right) attending the aviation stakeholders engagement held at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel on Tuesday The Minister for Works and Transport Minister, Gen. Katumba Wamala has commended the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) on "commendable achievements" in
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Frank Tumwebaze before the Committee of Parliament. A last minute adjustment in the corrigenda of the 2024/2025 national budget denied the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) Shs60 billion in funding to operationalise the anti-tick vaccine factory for commercial production. The revelation was made by the Minister of Agriculture, Animal
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Julius Mucunguzi, the Head of Public Relations at the EC The Electoral Commission (EC) has today commenced the exercise for the General Update of the National Voters Register, in preparation for the 2025-2026 General Elections. The update exercise will be conducted from 20th January until 10th February 2025, at update
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Nobert Mao, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has called for the exemption of State Attorneys from paying income tax in order to bridge the gap in the salary disparities between their counterparts the States Prosecutors in the Office of the Directorate of
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Flynas made its historic flight from Riyadh to Entebbe on Thursday Flynas, the Saudi air carrier and one of the leading low-cost airlines in the Middle East, has commenced its flights between Riyadh and Entebbe International Airport. According to Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), Flynas’ inaugural flight landed at Entebbe
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The government invested heavily in infrastructure in December 2024. Lower spending than planned and a revenue collection surplus in December 2024 has seen the government save more than it had projected. During December, the Government’s fiscal operations (revenue and expenditure) resulted in a fiscal surplus of 737.17 Billion Shillings,
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Investing in human capital development is one of the key priotities that are well referenced under the Government of Uganda's long-term development planning. And, besides health services, human capital development relates to the education and skilling of Uganda's young people, something the recently-released final census report equally makes reference to.
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Uganda’s Ministry of Health destroyed COVID-19 vaccines, ARVs, and test kits worth Shs316.65Bn in 2023/24, which is an increase from drugs worth Shs33Bn destroyed in 2022/23. The revelation was made by Edward Akol, Auditor General while handing over the 2023/24 annual Auditor General’s report to Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa. “In
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